Pre-theatre set menus in the West End

Covent Garden | Indian

Paro Indian occupies the Lyceum Theatre building on Wellington Street, cooking modern Indian food around a house blend of 48 spices. The Novello is across the street and the Aldwych is two minutes away.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 11.45am–6.30pm

Covent Garden | French

A French brasserie in the heart of Covent Garden, a short walk from every West End stage.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–6.30pm | Christmas 23 Nov to 23 Dec

Covent Garden | French Bistro

A Covent Garden bistro institution just off Garrick Street, minutes from the theatres.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm–6.30pm & after 10pm

Covent Garden | French

Boulevard Brasserie sits in the heart of Covent Garden behind a frontage buried under flowers, with more than twenty theatres inside a ten minute walk.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–6.30pm | Christmas 23 Nov to 23 Dec

Victoria | Modern British

The Idler sits in central London between the West End theatres and Victoria station, cooking British seasonal produce with a Mediterranean accent.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm–6.30pm

Soho | French Brasserie

Prix Fixe Brasserie is a candlelit French bistro on Dean Street in Soho, papered wall to wall with vintage posters.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–4pm | Pre-Theatre Sun–Wed 4pm–6.30pm, Thu–Sat 4pm–6pm

Victoria | Italian

TOZI cooks Venetian cicchetti beside Victoria station, small plates sent out as they come off the pass.

2 courses | Lunch | Tue–Fri 12pm–9.30pm, Sat 12.30pm–9.30pm

Covent Garden | Italian

Harry's Covent Garden is an all day Italian on the piazza, Venetian in look and open from morning until late.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Dinner 11.30am–close | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 11.30am–6pm | Festive 4 Nov to 29 Dec

Soho | British

An all day restaurant on Brewer Street, with a semi private dining room behind sliding doors.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Group 11.30am–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec to 30 Dec

Covent Garden | British

Bill's Covent Garden sits in St Martin's Courtyard, a few steps off the piazza and the theatres around it.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Group 11.30am–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec to 30 Dec

Victoria | British

Bill's Victoria occupies a corner of Cathedral Walk in Cardinal Place, a minute from the station concourse.

2-3 courses | Lunch 11.30am–4pm | Pre-Theatre 4pm–close | Group 11.30am–close | Christmas Early Bird 12 Nov to 30 Nov | Christmas 1 Dec to 30 Dec

Soho | Modern British

The Ham Yard Hotel's art-filled dining room, off a tree-lined courtyard in Soho.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–10.30pm | Sunday Lunch 12pm–4.45pm | Festive 23 Nov to 24 Dec

Soho | Modern British

Refuel is the restaurant and bar of The Soho Hotel, tucked between Dean Street and Wardour Street and a short walk from the West End theatres.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–1pm, 4pm–6pm & 9pm–10.30pm | Festive 23 Nov to 24 Dec

Soho | Modern Indian

Gunpowder Soho cooks modern Indian food from family recipes on Denman Street, a minute from Piccadilly Circus.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | Tue–Fri 12pm–3pm, Sat 12pm–5.30pm

St James's | Italian

The original Cafe Murano sits on St James's Street, a Northern Italian a few minutes from Green Park.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm | Post-Theatre 9pm onwards

Covent Garden | Italian

Cafe Murano Covent Garden is a trattoria on Tavistock Street, steps from the Royal Opera House.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm | Post-Theatre 9pm onwards

Victoria | British

bbar is a bar and restaurant on Buckingham Palace Road in Victoria, with an al fresco terrace underneath London's largest living wall.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | Mon 4pm–7pm, Tue–Sat 12pm–7pm, Sun 12pm–5pm

Covent Garden | Pan-Asian

Gilgamesh serves Pan-Asian food on Upper St Martin’s Lane, carved Mesopotamian panelling running the length of a restaurant two minutes from Leicester Square.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–5pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–7pm

Covent Garden | Modern British

Jamie Oliver Catherine St sits a step from Theatre Royal Drury Lane, cooking modern British food all day long.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre | 12pm–5.30pm

Strand | Mediterranean

Toklas sits between the Strand and the Thames, with art on the walls and one of the best terraces in central London.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5.30pm–6.30pm

Soho | French

L'Escargot has been a French restaurant at 48 Greek Street in Soho since 1927, a few minutes from the theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–3pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.15pm | Post-Theatre 9pm–10.15pm | Sunday Lunch 12pm–3.30pm

Fitzrovia | Sicilian

Norma occupies a three storey Charlotte Street townhouse, cooking Sicilian food with Moorish influences under Moroccan tiles.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre

Covent Garden | British

The Ivy has stood on West Street since 1917, a Theatreland fixture behind its famous stained glass.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 11.30am–6pm | Festive 4 Nov to 29 Dec

St James's | Modern British

Brumus is the restaurant and bar of the Haymarket Hotel, a British brasserie on Suffolk Place in the heart of the theatre district, moments from Trafalgar Square.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–10.45pm | Weekend Lunch 12pm–10.45pm | Festive 23 Nov to 24 Dec

Covent Garden | French Bistro

Henri is a Parisian inspired bistro inside The Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden, a godsend before a curtain up.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6pm

Leicester Square | Mediterranean

Whitcomb's is the Mediterranean restaurant inside The Londoner on Leicester Square.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 12pm–10pm | Festive 16 Nov to 23 Dec | Festive Taste 16 Nov to 23 Dec

Soho | Modern British

An all day restaurant on the second floor of Liberty, cooking modern British plates.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 4pm–6.30pm

Soho | Italian

Bocconcino is an Italian on Great Marlborough Street in Soho, with a Josper grill and a wood fired oven going all day.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–4.45pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6pm, Mon–Thu also 9.30pm–10.30pm

Somerset House | Chinese

Poon's keeps a Cantonese kitchen beside Somerset House, a minute from the Strand, with the stoves in full view.

2 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre until 6.30pm

Covent Garden | French

The Covent Garden restaurant with the blossom covered conservatory.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Weekend Lunch 12pm–2.15pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–5.45pm

Covent Garden | Latin American

Crudo is the Seven Dials site on Monmouth Street, sending out ceviche, tiradito and Latin American small plates for the whole table.

5-6 courses | All Day All day | Pre/Post-Theatre Until 6pm & after 9pm | Festive From 26 Oct

Covent Garden | French Brasserie

Brasserie Max is the brasserie inside the Covent Garden Hotel, a few streets from the West End stages.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–6pm & 9pm–10.30pm | Festive 23 Nov to 24 Dec

Victoria | British

The Cavalry Bar, formerly The New York Bar, is the lacquered red cocktail bar at The Rubens at the Palace in Victoria, serving a full menu through the afternoon and evening.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 4pm–6.45pm

Soho | Japanese-Peruvian

Chotto Matte is a Nikkei izakaya on Frith Street in Soho, where Japanese and Peruvian cooking meet over the robata.

3-7 courses | Express Lunch 12pm–5pm | Tasting 12pm–5pm | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.30pm

Covent Garden | Modern British

Indigo is the signature restaurant at One Aldwych, London's cultured independent hotel in the heart of Covent Garden. With London's best culture and theatres on the doorstep, Indigo is perfectly placed for pre-theatre dining.

2-3 courses | Pre-Theatre 5pm–6.30pm

Victoria | British

The panelled dining room of The Rubens at the Palace, a few steps from the Royal Mews.

2-3 courses | Lunch 12.30pm–2.30pm | Pre-Theatre 5.30pm–7pm

Soho | Modern British

A Soho restaurant on Frith Street, cooking produce from the family farm over a grill.

2-4 courses | Lunch 12pm–4.30pm | Pre-Theatre Tue–Sat 12pm–6.30pm, Mon 5pm–10pm

Strand | British

Savoy Grill is the art deco grill inside The Savoy, a few minutes from the Strand theatres.

2-3 courses | Lunch & Pre-Theatre 12pm–5.45pm | Festive 16 Nov to 4 Jan